Report Date: 12/2/2015
LR_LS147
Little Rock, AR Wed Dec 2, 2015 USDA-AR Coop Ext Service
Pocahontas Livestock Auction
Feeder Cattle Weighted Average Report for 12/01/2015
Receipts: 189 Last Week: 305 Year Ago: 1038
Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Feeder
heifers sold 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows traded 3.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls
sold steady to 2.00 lower.
Supply included about 116 feeder calves, 30 yearlings, 16 replacement cows,
18 slaughter cows, 6 slaughter bulls and 2 replacement bulls. Feeder supply
about 35 percent English bred and English bred crosses, 64 percent exotic breed
and exotic crosses, 1 percent Brahma and Brahma crosses, 0 percent Holsteins or
other dairy breeds. Feeder supply about 51 percent steers and bulls with 49
percent heifers. Prices follow with weighted average price in parenthesis.
Feeder Steers Large 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 500-550 540 170.00 170.00
1 700-750 735 160.00 160.00
1 800-850 845 153.00 153.00
1 850-900 865 151.00 151.00
Feeder Steers Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 300-350 318 210.00 210.00
4 350-400 359 204.00 204.00
2 400-450 422 165.00-178.00 171.31
1 450-500 480 179.00 179.00
1 500-550 525 168.00 168.00
1 550-600 550 169.00 169.00
3 600-650 607 150.00 150.00
1 700-750 710 137.00 137.00
1 750-800 770 153.00 153.00
1 900-950 945 133.00 133.00
Feeder Steers Medium 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 450-500 470 165.00 165.00
1 500-550 545 160.00 160.00
1 600-650 605 156.00 156.00
1 750-800 790 153.00 153.00
Feeder Heifers Medium and Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 350-400 358 152.00 152.00
Feeder Heifers Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 300-350 325 155.00-164.00 160.82
2 400-450 438 145.00-150.00 147.49
2 450-500 478 159.00-163.00 160.93
4 500-550 535 148.00-161.00 152.00
1 600-650 610 140.00 140.00
1 750-800 755 137.00 137.00
1 900-950 940 116.00 116.00
1 1050-1100 1065 101.00 101.00
Feeder Heifers Large 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 300-350 310 154.00 154.00
1 400-450 410 140.00 140.00
1 450-500 455 133.00 133.00
Feeder Heifers Medium 1
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 950-1000 998 118.00 118.00
Feeder Heifers Medium 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 300-350 310 173.00 173.00
3 400-450 430 152.00-163.00 157.50
4 450-500 464 143.00-155.00 149.00
3 500-550 518 140.00-153.00 146.56
3 550-600 557 140.00-145.00 143.00
Feeder Bulls Large 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 350-400 385 196.00 196.00
2 450-500 470 167.00-180.00 173.57
3 550-600 567 154.00-164.00 160.42
2 600-650 605 144.00-148.00 146.00
1 650-700 685 131.00 131.00 Full
1 900-950 945 117.00 117.00
Feeder Bulls Medium 2
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 350-400 388 198.00 198.00
4 450-500 476 169.00-185.00 175.27
3 500-550 537 147.00-162.00 152.03
1 650-700 675 140.00 140.00
2 700-750 723 128.00 128.00
Feeder Bulls Medium 3
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 450-500 475 131.00-147.00 139.08
Replacement Cows: Pre-tested for bangs; pregnancy; and age.
Medium and Large 1-2:
Age Weight Months Bred Price
1-3 Year old 800-1000 second stage 950.00-1600.00 per head
third stage 1025.00-1600.00 per head
3-7 Year old 850-1250 second stage 1550.00 per head
third stage 1500.00-1800.00 per head
7+ Year old 850-1250 second stage 1000.00-1325.00 per head
third stage 1500.00 per head
Slaughter Cows:
%Lean Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Breakers 75-80% 1000-1500 65.00-70.00 63.50-65.00
Boners 80-85% 950-1400 65.00-72.00 72.00-74.00 62.00-65.00
Lean 85-90% 800-1300 61.00-68.00 50.00-61.00
Slaughter Bulls:
Weight Average Dress High Dress Low Dress
Y.G. 1-2 1000-2100 80.00-90.00 40.00-80.00
Source: AR Coop Ext Service- USDA Market News Service, Little Rock, AR
Wade Wiedower, Market Reporter, 501-671-2200
24 Hour Market Report 501-671-2369
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